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Syd Chaplin

Syd Chaplin

Acting1885 London, England

Biography

Sydney John Chaplin (né Hill; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life.

Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his half-brothers until 1915. Dryden later emigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him.

Acting History

2020
2017
Sydney, the Other Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Parrott Chase
as Himself - archival footage
2002
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Unknown Chaplin
TVas Self4 eps
1959
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1927
The Missing Link
as Arthur Wells
The Fortune Hunter
as Nat Duncan
1926
The Better 'Ole
as Private William 'Old Bill' Busby
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Jerry Clark 'Dolly Whimple'
1925
Charley's Aunt
as Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs)
The Man on the Box
as Bob Warburton
1924
The Perfect Flapper
as Dick Trayle
Hello, 'Frisco
as Syd Chaplin
The Galloping Fish
as Freddy Wetherill
1923
The Pilgrim
as Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father
1922
Pay Day
as Charlie's Friend and Lunch Cart Owner
1921
1918
The Bond
as The Kaiser
Shoulder Arms
as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
A Dog's Life
as Lunchwagon Owner (uncredited)
1914

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/14/1885
Day of Death
4/16/1965
Place of Birth
London, England